COLLECTION NAME:
WMU Regional History Photograph Collection
Record
Identifier:
exwa_wmup_p-0008359
Title:
Group portrait of Cutting Department, Kalamazoo Pant Company
Date:
1923-12-28
Description:
Group portrait of Cutting Department employees from the Kalamazoo Pant Company. Men, who are wearing long shirts and ties, stand in front of tables and cutting equipment. Top left of photograph has been torn away. Handwriting in the lower right reads: "Cutting Dept Kalamazoo Pant Co Kalamazoo Mich Shepardson Photo 12-28-2." Kalamazoo Pant Company began in 1867 when Samuel Rosenbaum opened a wholesale notions and dry good store. In 1870 he began to manufacture shirts and overalls, changing to just trousers for men and boys.
Building:
Kalamazoo Pant Company
Subject:
Men's clothing industry--Michigan
Subject:
Clothing workers
Subject:
Textile machinery
Keywords:
Clothing factories
Location:
Kalamazoo (Mich.)
Time Period:
1920 - 1929
Language:
eng
Source:
4.5 x 6.5 in. black and white photograph, WMU Photograph Collection, P-0008359
Collection:
WMU Regional History Photograph Collection
Publisher:
Western Michigan University
Digital Date:
2021
Rights Statement:
Rights Status:
In Copyright
Access Rights:
Digital reproduction published by Western Michigan University Library and made available for private study, scholarship or research use under applicable U.S. Law. Access to digital reproductions provided by the Western Michigan University Archives and Regional History Collections, Zhang Legacy Collections Center.
Type:
image
Box Barcode:
Box 84, Barcode: 31141024385002
Format Creation:
image/tiff
WMU Regional History Photograph Collection
